Yang's Favourite Thing #4 - 78% Frey extra dark bittersweet chocolate

"I Like Chocolate" book, by Davide Cali

I forgot how my love for bitter, mildly sweet dark chocolate began. Probably, on some day when I was feeling depressed, I googled "ten ways to stay happy and healthy", which led me to read about the flavonoids like epicatechin found in dark chocolate, and how it helps release endorphins - hormones that bring about a feeling of euphoria and well-being. As a girl, I used to love milk chocolate (I didn't know dark chocolate exists then). Fascinated with it from reading Roald Dahl's book - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, I would try a different brand of milk chocolate each time I visit the 7-eleven store after school. When I was a young adult, I couldn't resist and bought a cute book - I Like Chocolate by Davide Cali from "Woods in the Books" bookstore, and thought I would read it to my children next time. Believe it, the book cover was my facebook profile picture for at least two years. The book is so so cute I need to share a few pages with you.

Pages from the book "I Like Chocolate", by Davide Cali

Pages from the book "I Like Chocolate", by Davide Cali

Pages from the book "I Like Chocolate", by Davide Cali

78% Frey extra dark bittersweet chocolate

Back to the subject... note it's 78% Frey extra dark bittersweet chocolate. I do eat the 85% one at times but that's just overly bitter. You probably need an extra burst of endorphins to balance off that level of bitterness.When I have it in my fridge, half a square goes into my almost-daily cup of Marigold low fat natural yoghurt with cut fruits. And then before I brush my teeth and go to bed, I would irresistibly pop the other half into my mouth. It gets re-stocked less frequently than Leibniz crunchy wholemeal biscuits but I do have a pack in my fridge now. Walk into Choc Spot and grab two for $8!